Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $155.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$155.00

1 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−100.41

vs KY average

−96.79 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	655	155.00	1,015	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

155.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,784 hd

255.41

−100.41

National average147 barns · 6,171 hd

251.79

−96.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,586	159.39	2,528	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	138.03	2,171	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,321	136.08	1,798	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	118.22	1,293	117
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	174.00	2,297	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	146.63	1,749	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	870	127.00	1,105	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	147.00	1,757	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,310	130.89	1,715	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,540	171.00	2,633	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	156.00	1,872	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,770	166.00	2,938	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	$577	92
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$509	54
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,673	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,567	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,413	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,863	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,275	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,551	18
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$855	12
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	146.63/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,749	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,168	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,165	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	141.16/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,577	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	119.24/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,985	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,383	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	126.04/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,412	58
Bulls	—	—	1,506	156.97/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,364	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,297	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	123.43/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,637	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,770	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	179.14/cwt	169.00–193.00	2,940	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	149.69/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,907	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,872	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,757	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	136.93/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,117	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	260	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,415	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,067	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	535	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	921	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	503	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	850	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,388	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,888	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,250.00/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,250	5
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,915.63/head	1,575.00–2,425.00	1,916	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250	2
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,867	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	0–100	—	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,278.57/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,279	7
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	355.79/head	120.00–670.00	356	19
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	210.00/head	200.00–220.00	210	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	200.00/head	170.00–230.00	200	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,913.89/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,914	9
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	645.71/head	260.00–940.00	646	42
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	641.94/head	200.00–890.00	642	31
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	541.09/head	200.00–850.00	541	46
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	320.00/head	230.00–370.00	320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	112.33/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,208	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	82.31/cwt	60.00–98.00	836	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	127.14/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,180	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	136.76/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,813	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	155.15/cwt	146.00–162.00	2,448	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	293	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	457	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	303	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	786	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	433	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	309.50/cwt	305.00–314.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	248	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	265.83/cwt	259.00–270.00	704	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jul 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 261Year ago 392

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 264Last week 188Year ago 180

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,193	130.00–154.00	146.63
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	80.00	80.00
11	—	1,326	111.00–129.00	123.43
11	—	1,274	145.00–160.00	149.69
67	—	1,326	130.00–144.00	136.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,117	136.00–148.00	141.16
58	—	1,120	120.00–135.00	126.04
30	—	1,075	100.00–119.00	112.33
16	—	1,016	60.00–98.00	82.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	110.00–125.00	119.24
11	—	1,546	131.00–143.00	136.93
4	—	1,578	146.00–162.00	155.15
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,383	130.00–137.00	133.84
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,506	152.00–165.00	156.97
8	—	1,641	169.00–193.00	179.14
4	—	1,715	124.00–133.00	127.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	171.00	171.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	126.00	126.00
1	450–500	455	129.00	129.00
1	500–550	520	141.00	141.00
1	550–600	550	153.00	153.00
1	600–650	620	118.00	118.00
1	850–900	895	128.00	128.00
1	900–950	925	123.00	123.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	158.00	158.00
1	750–800	750	148.00	148.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	180.00	180.00
1	300–350	320	181.00	181.00
4	500–550	503	169.00	169.00
2	850–900	855	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	156.00	156.00
2	300–350	303	153.00	153.00
1	350–400	360	172.00	172.00
2	400–450	433	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	153.00	153.00
1	450–500	470	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00–314.00	309.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	272.00	272.00
4	250–300	265	259.00–270.00	265.83
1	300–350	330	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	655	155.00	155.00
2	800–850	810	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	875	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	123.00	123.00
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	310	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	136.00	136.00
1	450–500	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	288.00	288.00
1	300–350	320	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	166.00	166.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,387.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,887.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,862.50
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,866.67
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,913.89
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	570.00	570.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,250.00
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	380.00	380.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,575.00–2,425.00	1,915.63
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,278.57
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	120.00–670.00	355.79
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	200.00–220.00	210.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	170.00–230.00	200.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	0–50	—	200.00–890.00	641.94
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	120.00	120.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	42	0–50	—	260.00–940.00	645.71
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	46	0–50	—	200.00–850.00	541.09
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	230.00–370.00	320.00

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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

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